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Old 08-12-2014, 12:18 PM   #29
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Originally Posted by MikeWaters View Post
In American, the religious right strongly supports Israel. Blank check.

The foreign policy hawks on the right support Israel as well.

Most of the Jews in America support Israel. They are generally liberals.

And lots and lots of liberals support Israel as well.

So it's the one thing where there is bipartisan support.

Saying "what about the Palestinians?" is definitely against the grain. Americans have been taught that the Palestinians are something akin to terrorists. Hamas doesn't help change that perception.
Remember your comment about Jews responding to discrimination by protecting other groups, while Mormons responded by doing just the opposite? That statement needs modification in light of what's going on in the Occupied Territories. Not a complete abandonment; Jewish philanthropists funded most civil rights organizations in the USA. But a modification.
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